Lead-Tin Yellow Oil Paint

Description

Lead-Tin Yellow is our exquisitely hand-crafted oil paint made with an extremely concentrated, high-quality single source pigment. Every tube is meticulously hand mulled, filled, and labeled using only pure cold-pressed walnut oil (linseed oil available upon request) and the maximum amount of hand-ground and richly textured pigment.

Lead-Tin Yellow delivers an opaque, warm buttercup-yellow hue prized since the Renaissance for its superb hiding power and permanence. Its fine particle structure and high refractive index give it a luminous, buttery body on canvas—ideal for bright highlights, opaque passages, and soft accents. Unlike many organic yellows, Lead-Tin Yellow maintains excellent flexibility and resists embrittlement over time, making it equally suited to classical underpainting and contemporary impasto.

Key Features

Single Source Pigment: Each product features one pure pigment, chosen for its exceptional quality.

Handmade Artisanal Process: Crafted in small batches, our oil paints are hand mulled on a marble slab and hand filled in aluminum tubes to preserve the integrity of the pigment.

Maximum Pigment Load: Designed to provide maximum color saturation, our formula contains no artificial additives or fillers

Recommended Use: Best used with oil mediums to achieve optimal fluidity.

CONTAINS LEAD. DO NOT SWALLOW OR INHALE. WEAR GLOVES AND DO NOT ALLOW IT TO BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.

Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Inorganic synthetic lead-tin stannate

Chemical Composition: 2PbO·SnO₂ (Lead Stannate)

Origin: Europe, used since 15th century Renaissance

Lightfastness: Excellent (ASTM I)

Opacity: Fully Opaque

Other Names: Lead–Tin Yellow Type I, Lead Stannate Yellow

Color Index: PY35

Image: "Lady Thimbelby and Dorothy, Viscountess Andover" by Van Dyck from the National Gallery

Production Process

Our oil paints are created with passion and precision. The pigment is carefully hand mulled and then mixed with pure cold-pressed walnut oil, ensuring an exceptionally concentrated and vibrant product. The entire process is carried out by hand—from mixing and mulling to filling and labeling—so you can be confident in the artisanal quality of every tube.

Usage & Care

Please store in a secure area away from children and pets, and dispose of any waste in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with all local, state, and national regulations.

If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.